[A]soakingstage

a)Volumeofeffluentproducedfromsoaking=200%floatsx40tonnesx3basins=240m^3
b)Solidsloadingfromeffluent=7400/240=30.83kg/m^3
c)COD=1600/240=6.67kg/m^3
Supposingalladdedsaltisremovedfromthehides
a)Theweightofsaltstheeffluentwillcontain=40tx25%=10t
b)Theapproximateconcentration=10000/240=41.67kg/m^3
c)Thetotalwaterusageforsoakingcanbereducedbyadjustingsoakingtikeofdifferentbasins
toenhancesoakingefficiencyinremovingdifferentcontainmentinthehide.
d)Usingofabiodegradableliquor,saltthatdoesnotcauseheavymetalstoaccumulatein
effluentstreams.
[B]UnhairingandLiming
a)40x200%+40x250%=180m^3
b)40x2%=800kg
c)Given800kgofCalciumHydroxideisadded,
40x1%=400kgofthemareabsorbedbythehides.
Assuming1.6g/Lsolubility,
CalciumHydroxideinspentlimeliquor:200%x40000X1.6=128kg
d)i)Saltineffluent=40x5%=2000kg
d)ii)Besidessalts,Sulphidesarealsomajorpollutant
quantityofSulphides=40x3%x25%=300kg
Fleshingstage
Massofsolidwaste
40(15%)+40(15%)(12%)=6720kg
DelimingandPicklingstage
a)40x300%+40x100%=160m^3
b)i)40x2%x27.3%x50%=109.2kg
ii)theremainderammoniumsaltareconsumedbytheacidduringpickling.